I bought an engineer and followed her to see if she`d go to my ship. She did and went into the back. I wasn`t sure what she`d do, but I hoped she`d repair my ship if it got damaged.
Well several fights and a long while later, I noticed she hasn`t done anything. I have a little damage to my hull, but that`s not repaired even a little bit. Her experience star rating hasn`t increased at all. She just sits there in my ship being useless and taking my money. She`s probably fat now. I don`t hire anyone who doesn`t do their bit.
So, unless someone can tell me what is the use of this engineer, she is going to fired very, very soon...
Also how do I find a captain willing to be hired?
How are engineers useful.. also...
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Socratatus
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How are engineers useful.. also...
1. Please do more on NPC civilian/uniform variety, and bio customisations, Devs.
2. Stations need sirens/warnings when enemy is close in numbers or Station in danger of destruction (in Sandbox).
Yes, for immersion. Thankyou ahead of time. (Edit: This is actually happening!!!)
"No problem can withstand the assault of sustained thinking."
"Before acting 'out of the box', consider why the box was there in the first place."
2. Stations need sirens/warnings when enemy is close in numbers or Station in danger of destruction (in Sandbox).
Yes, for immersion. Thankyou ahead of time. (Edit: This is actually happening!!!)
"No problem can withstand the assault of sustained thinking."
"Before acting 'out of the box', consider why the box was there in the first place."
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Mavo Pi
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Re: How are engineers useful.. also...
If the Engineer is assigned to the Servicecrew of the ship in the shipdetails it should be able to repair the ship up to a percentage which I think depends on the skill level of the service crew. I got a Hermes damaged to 40% hull and my servicecrew(20 people) managed to repair it back to 84%.
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Socratatus
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Re: How are engineers useful.. also...
Maybe that`s what i`ve been doing wrong.
Guess I`ll keep her a little longer then. Thanks for the info.
Guess I`ll keep her a little longer then. Thanks for the info.
1. Please do more on NPC civilian/uniform variety, and bio customisations, Devs.
2. Stations need sirens/warnings when enemy is close in numbers or Station in danger of destruction (in Sandbox).
Yes, for immersion. Thankyou ahead of time. (Edit: This is actually happening!!!)
"No problem can withstand the assault of sustained thinking."
"Before acting 'out of the box', consider why the box was there in the first place."
2. Stations need sirens/warnings when enemy is close in numbers or Station in danger of destruction (in Sandbox).
Yes, for immersion. Thankyou ahead of time. (Edit: This is actually happening!!!)
"No problem can withstand the assault of sustained thinking."
"Before acting 'out of the box', consider why the box was there in the first place."
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sandalle
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Re: How are engineers useful.. also...
Several methods that I've found work (not in-game right now to get exact steps):Socratatus wrote: ↑Tue, 4. Dec 18, 09:38 I bought an engineer and followed her to see if she`d go to my ship. She did and went into the back. I wasn`t sure what she`d do, but I hoped she`d repair my ship if it got damaged.
Well several fights and a long while later, I noticed she hasn`t done anything. I have a little damage to my hull, but that`s not repaired even a little bit. Her experience star rating hasn`t increased at all. She just sits there in my ship being useless and taking my money. She`s probably fat now. I don`t hire anyone who doesn`t do their bit.
So, unless someone can tell me what is the use of this engineer, she is going to fired very, very soon...
Also how do I find a captain willing to be hired?
- Talk to any "Crewmen" at a station when you've docked and gotten out of your ship. Hire them, then use your Property Manager -> Personnel to find the ship and "Promote" them to Captain.
- Go to an Equipment Dock/Wharf/Shipyard and modify your ship, adding Crew. You can then "Promote" one of them to Captain from your Property Manager -> Personnel for the ship.